4gig limit on DVD burn problem?

[Guest]

I'm having a problem on two computers that will not allow me to burn more the
4 gigs on a 4.7gig DVD. I've got backup files that are 4480 MB and when I
try to burn it to a new 4.7gig DVD disc I get an error message that says a
file I am trying to copy is over 4gigs.

Any help will be appreciated. Thanks Mike

WinXP Home SP2, Roxio Easy Media Creator 7.5

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I'm having a problem on two computers that will not allow me to
burn more the 4 gigs on a 4.7gig DVD. I've got backup files that
are 4480 MB and when I try to burn it to a new 4.7gig DVD disc I
get an error message that says a file I am trying to copy is over
4gigs.

Any help will be appreciated. Thanks Mike

WinXP Home SP2, Roxio Easy Media Creator 7.5

Blank DVDs - despite what you read - hold about 4.36GB to 4.38GB - not 4.7GB
of data.
You may want to look into the "overburn features" of your burning
application and drive.

 

[mikeyhsd]

if overburn does not work as suggested, might look into double layer drive/blanks.
blanks are a little pricy but will hold the data.



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I'm having a problem on two computers that will not allow me to burn more the
4 gigs on a 4.7gig DVD. I've got backup files that are 4480 MB and when I
try to burn it to a new 4.7gig DVD disc I get an error message that says a
file I am trying to copy is over 4gigs.

Any help will be appreciated. Thanks Mike

WinXP Home SP2, Roxio Easy Media Creator 7.5

 

[JS]

Does your backup software allow you to use or goto a higher level of
compression? If it does, it just might fit on a single DVD.

JS

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the reply Shenan. Ok.. a 4.7gig DVD is actually a 4.37gig
(4474MB) DVD if expressed in binary notation. I redid the backup file so it
is now 4,500,864KB, (4396MB), (4.29GB). I then tried to burn the 4.29GB file
to the new, blank, Maxell DVD and got the same error message about the file
being over 4GB. Any other ideas? I can't figure out why I'm getting that
"over 4GB" warning on both computers.
Thanks for the help. Mike

 

[Guest]

Thanks Mikey. I can make the file smaller but am curious why I'm getting
that "Over 4GB" error message. I even made the file smaller so that it was
under 4.36GB and still got the error message. Mike

 

[Guest]

Thanks JS. As I mentioned to Mikey, I can make the file size smaller but am
curious about why I get the "Over 4GB" error message. From what I've read, I
should be able to put around 4474MB on a DVD but can't even put 4396MB on
one. Mike

 

[JS]

Good question, if I remember I try burning more than 4GB on my DVD burner
and see what happens.

JS

 

[JS]

Was able to burn 4.32GB with about 52.9MB still available.

JS

 

[Chris May]

| Thanks JS. As I mentioned to Mikey, I can make the file size smaller but am
| curious about why I get the "Over 4GB" error message. From what I've read, I
| should be able to put around 4474MB on a DVD but can't even put 4396MB on
| one. Mike

Are you talking about one file that's larger than 4GB? If you're trying to burn
the file as DVD-ROM (ISO), change to DVD-ROM (UDF). ISO type files are limited
to 4GB per.

ChrisM

 

[Guest]

Hi Chris, Yes, it is one file that is 4450MB. I'm using Roxio Easy Media
Creator 7.5 and Maxell 4.7GB DVD's. EMC is set as: File System: UDF102 and
Bridge: Joliet. If I set the file size to less then 4GB I can burn the file
using either program. (Note: I save the 4450MB files to my HD then try to
burn them to the DVD). The file is a backup file made with Ghost10. I know
these files can be made up to 4482MB and be burned to a 4.7GB DVD because
others can do it. For some reason I can't... not sure if it's the burning
program or something else. Mac

 

[mikeyhsd]

do not know the details of dvd burning, but is it possible, that just like a hard drive, XXX amount is required for file tables so you cannot fill the disk up.



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Thanks Mikey. I can make the file smaller but am curious why I'm getting
that "Over 4GB" error message. I even made the file smaller so that it was
under 4.36GB and still got the error message. Mike

 

[Chris May]

| Hi Chris, Yes, it is one file that is 4450MB. I'm using Roxio Easy Media
| Creator 7.5 and Maxell 4.7GB DVD's. EMC is set as: File System: UDF102 and
| Bridge: Joliet. If I set the file size to less then 4GB I can burn the file
| using either program. (Note: I save the 4450MB files to my HD then try to
| burn them to the DVD). The file is a backup file made with Ghost10. I know
| these files can be made up to 4482MB and be burned to a 4.7GB DVD because
| others can do it. For some reason I can't... not sure if it's the burning
| program or something else. Mac

Write method set to disc-at-once? Sorry I'm not very familiar with the current
Roxio program since I switched to Nero a few years back. My suspicion is the
problem is in your burning program. If you can store the 4GB+ file on your hard
drive, it wouldn't seem to be in XP. But if you want to test XP, try copying
the file to another location on your hard drive or to another hard drive if you
have one installed. If you can easily move it around within your system, I
think you can safely rule out XP as the culprit.

I seem to recall a problem when I did use Roxio. Incompatible Adaptec files
creating the ASPI Layer prevented some files from being burned. Somebody with
recent Roxio experience may be more familiar with this problem — if it still IS
a problem in the newer versions.

Roxio has a support forum where you might find help.

http://forums.support.roxio.com/

ChrisM

 

[JS]

I'm using Easy CD Creator 8 in the 'Classic View' for data files.

JS

 

[midnite_carnival]

I know this was started in 2006 but I found this through a Google search I just wanted to add that I am having the same problem however I've noticed that I don't have this problem if I'm using quality disks.

Using Verbatim DVD + Rs, I've had to force 7zip to cut my zips into 4 gig files exactly and not the default 4 gig size that 7 zip cuts them into when you select 'DVD.'

Also, the Verbatim's are forcing an 4x write speed.

And finally, I've just gone through nine of ten Verbatims and only three of them burned succesdfully.

With Sony's, however, I have none of the above problems.

So you might want to check what brand disk your using.